--- a/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/collection/IsIterableContainingInAnyOrder.java
+++ b/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/collection/IsIterableContainingInAnyOrder.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class IsIterableContainingInAnyOrder<T> extends TypeSafeDiagnosingMatcher
      */
     @Factory
     public static <T> Matcher<Iterable<? extends T>> containsInAnyOrder(Matcher<? super T>... itemMatchers) {
-        return containsInAnyOrder(Arrays.asList(itemMatchers));
+        return containsInAnyOrder((List<Matcher<? super T>>) Arrays.asList(itemMatchers));
     }
 
     /**
--- a/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/collection/IsIterableContainingInOrder.java
+++ b/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/collection/IsIterableContainingInOrder.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class IsIterableContainingInOrder<E> extends TypeSafeDiagnosingMatcher<It
      */
     @Factory
     public static <E> Matcher<Iterable<? extends E>> contains(Matcher<? super E>... itemMatchers) {
-        return contains(asList(itemMatchers));
+        return contains((List<Matcher<? super E>>) asList(itemMatchers));
     }
 
     /**
--- a/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/collection/IsArrayContainingInAnyOrder.java
+++ b/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/collection/IsArrayContainingInAnyOrder.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class IsArrayContainingInAnyOrder<E> extends TypeSafeMatcher<E[]> {
      */
     @Factory
     public static <E> Matcher<E[]> arrayContainingInAnyOrder(Matcher<? super E>... itemMatchers) {
-        return arrayContainingInAnyOrder(Arrays.asList(itemMatchers));
+        return arrayContainingInAnyOrder((List<Matcher<? super E>>) Arrays.asList(itemMatchers));
     }
 
     /**
--- a/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/collection/IsArrayContainingInOrder.java
+++ b/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/collection/IsArrayContainingInOrder.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class IsArrayContainingInOrder<E> extends TypeSafeMatcher<E[]> {
      */
     @Factory
     public static <E> Matcher<E[]> arrayContaining(Matcher<? super E>... itemMatchers) {
-        return arrayContaining(asList(itemMatchers));
+        return arrayContaining((List<Matcher<? super E>>) asList(itemMatchers));
     }
 
     /**